Show JI J. LI L RAWliNS To JO Of BE BURIED ON WEDNESDAY f Former Senator Known as I Father of oJ Utah I BORN AT MILL CREEK CREE Beta Theta Pi PiM Me t to toBe Be Pallbearers I Funeral services Tot for Joseph 1 L. L Li Rawlins former United States senator senator sentor sen- sen ator tor from Utah who died at a local hospital shortly before 3 o'clock londay Monday afternoon will be held at 2 p. p m. m Wednesday at the re residence of at f his son in W. W W. W fia Ray 1408 Yale ale Yale avenue a It was announced Tuesday morning The rites which will be parti participated In 10 by practically practical- practical ly h y the entire membership of the B i B l Theta PI fraternity will be private and it Is especially requested requested request- request ed d that flowers he be omitted Mr Rawlin who was 76 years of ot otage age ge died after aeter an operation following follow follow- ing ng an illness of two weeks' weeks dura- dura Ion tion Interment will be In the family tamil famy fam- fam il ily y plot in City cemetery Often referred to as the father lather of f Utah the death of or former Senator Senator Sentor Sen Sen- ator tor Rawlins closes the career of ot a citizen who fo for many ye years rs took a leading part n the of or political political po- po thought in this state especially espe- espe I chilly in the old da days s 's when politics politics poli- poli I I tics ics and political turmoil were s syn- syn non n on ms 5 NATIVE OF UTAH Born at Mill Mil Creek C. March 28 1850 Mr Rawlins flavins was the son of at t Joseph JosephS S. S and Mary RawlIns His IUs boyhood was pf nt on ona a a. a farm Carm In n that hat locality wilch was th then n known as s Willow illow Creek and later became In turn a a stud student nt and Instructor a athe athe at the he University of Deseret Working his Is way through this Institution he heater later ater entered the University of In Indiana Indiana Indiana In- In diana where he remained as longas long longas as his funds would permit He Heben then ben returned and accepted a Itlo iop as Instructor ir hi Greek and Latin IaUn at t the Deseret university 1 It was during this period that that- he took up the he study of law during his spare time time Ime and worked d in the law of- of ices flees of ot Williams Young Sheets He le was admitted d to practice ir in the Third district court in 1874 and a arear year rear ear later was Ct admitted to the bar barof barof of or the supreme court Four years ears lat later r he was admitted to o practice before the United States supreme court In 1882 Mr 1 Rawlins was chosen as a member of the fourth co constitutional sti- sti convention In Utah as a member which l ld d he advocated the he Insertion of ot a clause forbidding polygamy The matter however did come b before fore the convention at that time Two years later Mr Rawlins organized the Young oung Mens Men's democratic club of ot Utah of which he became the first president ELECTED TO CONGRESS Mr Ra continued in the practice o of law as well as as in the anti L. D. D S. S fight light organizing what later came to be known as tle Sagebrush Democracy which existed existed exsted ex- ex isted sted as a party for a number of ot years rears In 1892 he went to Washington Washing Washing- ton to support the petition for home ule tule for Utah and In October of that year he became the Democratic candidate for tor delegate to congress against Frank J. J Cannon Republican Republican can and Clarence E. E Allen liberal This c campaign was bitterly contested contested con- con tested ested ending in a joint debate between between be- be tween Mr Rawlins and Mr 11 Cannon in the Salt Lake theatre on the night of ot November ember 7 1892 At the election on the following day Raw flaw lins received a plurality of 01 2811 votes Taking his seat in congress Mr Rawlins Introduced a resolution for forthe forthe forthe the admission of ot Utah to statehood This was made a special order of ot business for December 8 8 1893 and after a debate lasting four da days s 's the measure passed on December 13 The bill was signed by President Grover Clev Cleveland land on July 16 1894 Late Mr MI Rawlins tt Introduced among others the following measure measure meas meas- ure all of 01 f which were passed AUTHOR OF OTHER BILLS House resolution 34 providing Corthe for Cor forthe forthe the return to the Mormon n church Continued on page S. S J J. J JL J.L. L L. L RAWLINS RAWLINS RAWLINS' TO BE BURIED ON WEDNESDAY Continued from page 1 of ot personal property seized under und r operation of the Tucker Edmunds act of 1888 1883 House resolution granting t to the University o of Utah a site of oft off the tho public domain House resolution for or relief o of persons who had filed tiled a declaration declara declara- tion ot of Intention to enter desert deser lands House resolution fixing th the limit of ot Indebtedness of Salt Lake Lak City I House resolution relating to the UInta and Uncompahgre Indian Indi- Indi an an n reservations House resolution 6 relating to the survey and entry of coal lands In the fall tall of 1896 Mr 11 Rawlins became a a. candidate for United States State senator to succeed Arthur Arthu Brown lIe He was elected to the fifty fifty- third ballot ballott for tor a term of ot six years ears During his Incumbency In the lowerhouse lower lowerhouse lowerhouse house of congress congress as well as later In the upper house he took a n prominent prominent prom prom- part In Spanish American war ar legislation the tariff battles o ot of that period Indian and Philippine affairs RETIRES FROM POLITICS Mr r. r Rawlins retired from rom congress In 1903 1103 resuming the practice o ot of law aw In this city His first professional professional protes relationship that with Mr Sheets was severed in 1899 and in It 1891 he entered Into partnership with E E. B. B CritchloW Later he be became became became be- be came a n member of the firm of ot Rawlins Raw Raw- Ins lins Thurman Wedgewood R Hurd These connections continued until 1903 after after- which he practiced alone until 1907 when when his his son Athol and ani his son son law law W. W W W. Ra Ray Joined in a a. partnership under the firm nall name of ot Rawlins Ray Rawlins l Members of ot the Beta Theta PI Pl fraternity will act as pall bearers but the list hap hail not been completed ed Tuesday morning This fraternity fraternity frater frater- will be the ute only organization having part In the rites the reason for being th that t Mr Rawlins was a charter member of or the organization here hero and took a leading part in obtaining ob oh- taming a lI charter for the Utah chap chap- ter |